re: MLB Rejects Astros Waiver to have Blackout Lifted

The worst part about the Louisiana blackouts is that SELA is considered a market of both the Rangers and Astros, but, as far as I can remember, there hasn't been a time when both have been offered simultaneously. It used to be FSSW had the Astros, and hardly ever had a Rangers game. Now, the Fox Sports channel has the Rangers, but no Astros.

And to those who don't understand, the MLB blackout rules have to do with making sure the people in the team's market are watching the games on the cable channel and not on their computers through mlb.tv. It's all about advertising dollars.